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International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 8(5), pp. 217 - 228
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2020.080509
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The Availability of the 21st Century Skills in the Sport and Health for All Curriculum of the Undergraduate University Students in Al-Balqaa Applied University, Jordan
Nedal Ahmad Alghafary *
Teaching Curricula in Physical Education, Al-Balqaa Applied University, Jordan
ABSTRACT
The current study aimed at exploring the availability of the 21st century skills in the sport and health for all curriculum designed and introduced for the undergraduate university students in Al-Balqaa University, Jordan. The study adopted the descriptive analytical design. The study analyzed the objectives, activities and the assessment questions of the sport and health for all curriculums through using a researcher-developed checklist that included indicators for three major skills: the learning and innovations skills, information and technology skills, and life and work skills. The results of the study revealed that learning and innovation skills (59.73%) are available to a moderate degree, the life and work skills (38.38%) are available to a low degree, whereas the information and technology skills are available to a very low degree (1.87%). The results of the current study revealed that the mean score for the availability of the 21st century skills in the sport and health for all curriculums designed for the undergraduate students in Al-Balqaa university was 33.33%, which is a low degree of availability. The study concluded that there was a significant shortage of including the 21st century skills in the sport and health for all curriculum designed and introduced for the undergraduate university students in Al-Balqaa University, Jordan. The study recommended performing a thorough revision of the curriculum content and improving the content through integrating more of the 21st century skills in order to enable the students cope with the challenges of the 21st century.
KEYWORDS
21st Century Skills, Life and Work, Information and Technology, Learning and Innovation, Physical Education
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nedal Ahmad Alghafary , "The Availability of the 21st Century Skills in the Sport and Health for All Curriculum of the Undergraduate University Students in Al-Balqaa Applied University, Jordan," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 217 - 228, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2020.080509.
(b). APA Format:
Nedal Ahmad Alghafary (2020). The Availability of the 21st Century Skills in the Sport and Health for All Curriculum of the Undergraduate University Students in Al-Balqaa Applied University, Jordan. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 8(5), 217 - 228. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2020.080509.